Published by TrenBuzz.com | July 10, 2026 | IRAN WAR LIVE UPDATE
Key Points at a Glance – IRAN WAR LIVE
- Israel shared fresh intelligence with the US indicating Iran is planning a new assassination attempt against President Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday July 9.
- Trump responded directly when asked about the plot: “I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn’t last very long.”
- Iran’s longtime vow to retaliate over the 2020 killing of IRGC General Qassem Soleimani has resurfaced with renewed urgency now that the Iran war is back in active strike mode.
- US forces resumed military strikes against IRGC targets after Iran attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz this week.
- Nancy Pelosi accused Trump of dragging the US “back into a dangerous and illegal war with Iran” after the renewed strikes.
- Former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried Thursday at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, as crowds carried banners threatening Trump.
Iran War Live Update: Trump “On Every List” and Knows It
Israel recently shared intelligence with the United States indicating Iran was considering a new plot to assassinate President Donald Trump. The White House, rather than issuing a formal threat-response statement, pointed reporters to Trump’s own remarks from Wednesday. “I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn’t last very long.”
That response is extraordinary in its candor. Presidents are typically shielded from even acknowledging assassination plots by their security apparatus. Trump not only acknowledged the threat but added a casual fatalism to it, in front of cameras, the day after attending a NATO summit in Ankara.
Strait of Hormuz News: Why Strikes Resumed Days After the MOU
The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17. The Strait of Hormuz was declared open on June 18. By the first week of July, Iranian forces were attacking commercial shipping again, and US forces were back striking IRGC targets.
Iran’s embassy insisted Thursday that Tehran has played a “responsible role in preserving maritime security in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz” and blamed “extra-regional actors” for the renewed instability.
That framing, blaming the US for its own presence in a waterway it has been trying to reopen, reflects how far apart the two sides remain on even the most basic narrative of what is happening in the strait.
The Khamenei Burial and the Banners That Threatened Trump
As Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was laid to rest in Mashhad on Thursday at the Shrine of Imam Reza, mourners carried massive banners threatening President Donald Trump. Khamenei was killed in the February 28 strikes that began the war. His burial took place 132 days after his death, delayed by the conflict and a multi-city funeral procession through Iraq.
The fresh assassination intelligence from Israel, received the same day as Khamenei’s burial, almost certainly connects to the heightened emotional temperature inside Iran’s Revolutionary Guard networks following the burial ceremonies.
Trump and Netanyahu’s Phone Call
Trump and Netanyahu spoke Thursday evening and agreed to continue coordination between the US and Israel. No statement was issued on what specifically was discussed, but the call came after Israel passed the assassination intelligence, after US forces renewed strikes on IRGC positions, and after Iran’s military threatened “a decisive response.”
Trump said he was “on every list.” Netanyahu’s government put him on that list first.